noun
fish
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Fisch: masculine noun (der Fisch) meaning 'fish' as animal and as food. Common senses: living fish or fish (meat) depending on context. Plural: Fische. Declines regularly. In culinary contexts it may be used mass-noun-like; otherwise countable when referring to individual fish.
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Die Köchin servierte den Fisch, den sie am Morgen frisch kaufte, als die Gäste Platz nahmen.
The cook served the fish that she bought fresh in the morning when the guests took their seats.
Ich esse gerne Fisch.
I like to eat fish.
Ich esse gerne Fisch zum Abendessen.
I like to eat fish for dinner.
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picture a fish on a plate with the label 'der Fisch'
like English 'fish' — identical sound
der = imagine a male fisherman ('der') catching a fish
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Plural can be 'Fische' (individual fish) or 'Fisch' (as food in general).